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Photos from Macaulay Library with attribution.
Birds from https://doi.org/10.2173/avilist.v2025
Mammals from https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17033774
More taxa planned.
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Photos from Macaulay Library with attribution.
Birds from https://doi.org/10.2173/avilist.v2025
Mammals from https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17033774
More taxa planned.
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Yellow-mantled Widowbird (Euplectes macroura)
Family Ploceidae (Weavers and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Ploceidae (Weavers and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML585888931 - Yellow-mantled Widowbird - Macaulay Library
© Gretchen Locy; Rift Valley, Kenya; 11 Mar 2023
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November 30, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Yellow-mantled Widowbird (Euplectes macroura)
Family Ploceidae (Weavers and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Ploceidae (Weavers and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Glittering-bellied Emerald (Chlorostilbon lucidus)
Family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML425280671 - Glittering-bellied Emerald - Macaulay Library
© Pablo Re; San Jerónimo, Santa Fe, Argentina; 13 Mar 2022
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November 30, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Glittering-bellied Emerald (Chlorostilbon lucidus)
Family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)
IUCN status: Least Concern
West African Crested Tern (Thalasseus albididorsalis)
Family Laridae (Skimmers, Noddies, Terns, and Gulls)
Range: breeds coastal Mauritania to Guinea; winters to Morocco and Namibia
IUCN status: Not Evaluated
Family Laridae (Skimmers, Noddies, Terns, and Gulls)
Range: breeds coastal Mauritania to Guinea; winters to Morocco and Namibia
IUCN status: Not Evaluated
ML178365121 - West African Crested Tern - Macaulay Library
© Paul Dufour; Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia el Hamra, Morocco; 08 Sep 2019
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November 30, 2025 at 6:09 AM
West African Crested Tern (Thalasseus albididorsalis)
Family Laridae (Skimmers, Noddies, Terns, and Gulls)
Range: breeds coastal Mauritania to Guinea; winters to Morocco and Namibia
IUCN status: Not Evaluated
Family Laridae (Skimmers, Noddies, Terns, and Gulls)
Range: breeds coastal Mauritania to Guinea; winters to Morocco and Namibia
IUCN status: Not Evaluated
Golden Bamboo Lemur (Hapalemur aureus)
Family Lemuridae
Range: Afrotropic (Africa)
IUCN status: Critically Endangered
Family Lemuridae
Range: Afrotropic (Africa)
IUCN status: Critically Endangered
ML644716786 - Golden Bamboo Lemur - Macaulay Library
© Mackenzie Goldthwait; Fianarantsoa, Madagascar;
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November 30, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Golden Bamboo Lemur (Hapalemur aureus)
Family Lemuridae
Range: Afrotropic (Africa)
IUCN status: Critically Endangered
Family Lemuridae
Range: Afrotropic (Africa)
IUCN status: Critically Endangered
Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens)
Family Parulidae (New World Warblers)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Parulidae (New World Warblers)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML619105104 - Black-throated Blue Warbler - Macaulay Library
© Lory Cantin; Montréal, Quebec, Canada; 05 May 2024
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November 30, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens)
Family Parulidae (New World Warblers)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Parulidae (New World Warblers)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Black Lory (Chalcopsitta atra)
Family Psittaculidae (Old World Parrots)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Psittaculidae (Old World Parrots)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML188735021 - Black Lory - Macaulay Library
© Deanna MacPhail; Papua Barat, Papua, Indonesia; 14 Oct 2019
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November 29, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Black Lory (Chalcopsitta atra)
Family Psittaculidae (Old World Parrots)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Psittaculidae (Old World Parrots)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Northern White-breasted Hedgehog (Erinaceus roumanicus)
Family Erinaceidae
Range: Palearctic (Asia, Europe)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Erinaceidae
Range: Palearctic (Asia, Europe)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML637370883 - Northern White-breasted Hedgehog - Macaulay Library
© Max Herrmann; Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok, Hungary; 21 May 2025
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November 29, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Northern White-breasted Hedgehog (Erinaceus roumanicus)
Family Erinaceidae
Range: Palearctic (Asia, Europe)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Erinaceidae
Range: Palearctic (Asia, Europe)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Western Short-eared Rock Wallaby (Petrogale brachyotis)
Family Macropodidae
Range: Australasia (Oceania)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Macropodidae
Range: Australasia (Oceania)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML643265736 - Western Short-eared Rock Wallaby - Macaulay Library
© Oscar Thomas; Derby-West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia; 26 Sep 2025
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November 29, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Western Short-eared Rock Wallaby (Petrogale brachyotis)
Family Macropodidae
Range: Australasia (Oceania)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Macropodidae
Range: Australasia (Oceania)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Black-necked Eremomela (Eremomela atricollis)
Family Cisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies)
Range: brachystegia woodland of Angola to southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Cisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies)
Range: brachystegia woodland of Angola to southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML617410692 - Black-necked Eremomela - Macaulay Library
© Daniel Danckwerts (Rockjumper Birding Tours); North-Western, Zambia; 15 Sep 2023
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November 29, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Black-necked Eremomela (Eremomela atricollis)
Family Cisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies)
Range: brachystegia woodland of Angola to southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Cisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies)
Range: brachystegia woodland of Angola to southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia
IUCN status: Least Concern
American Badger (Taxidea taxus)
Family Mustelidae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Mustelidae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML640598624 - American Badger - Macaulay Library
© Connor Cochrane; Marin, California, United States;
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November 29, 2025 at 2:06 PM
American Badger (Taxidea taxus)
Family Mustelidae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Mustelidae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Stump-tailed Macaque (Macaca arctoides)
Family Cercopithecidae
Range: Indomalaya (Asia)
IUCN status: Vulnerable
Family Cercopithecidae
Range: Indomalaya (Asia)
IUCN status: Vulnerable
ML640850121 - Stump-tailed Macaque - Macaulay Library
© Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok; Phetchaburi, Thailand;
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November 29, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Stump-tailed Macaque (Macaca arctoides)
Family Cercopithecidae
Range: Indomalaya (Asia)
IUCN status: Vulnerable
Family Cercopithecidae
Range: Indomalaya (Asia)
IUCN status: Vulnerable
Grey Climbing Mouse (Dendromus melanotis)
Family Nesomyidae
Range: Afrotropic (Africa)
IUCN status: Unknown
Family Nesomyidae
Range: Afrotropic (Africa)
IUCN status: Unknown
ML642647310 - Grey Climbing Mouse - Macaulay Library
© Trevor Hardaker; Western Cape, South Africa; 28 Sep 2025
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November 29, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Grey Climbing Mouse (Dendromus melanotis)
Family Nesomyidae
Range: Afrotropic (Africa)
IUCN status: Unknown
Family Nesomyidae
Range: Afrotropic (Africa)
IUCN status: Unknown
Hubbard's Sportive Lemur (Lepilemur hubbardorum)
Family Lepilemuridae
Range: Afrotropic (Africa)
IUCN status: Unknown
Family Lepilemuridae
Range: Afrotropic (Africa)
IUCN status: Unknown
ML644027747 - Hubbard's Sportive Lemur - Macaulay Library
© Jeff Dawson; Toliara, Madagascar;
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November 29, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Hubbard's Sportive Lemur (Lepilemur hubbardorum)
Family Lepilemuridae
Range: Afrotropic (Africa)
IUCN status: Unknown
Family Lepilemuridae
Range: Afrotropic (Africa)
IUCN status: Unknown
Hooded Plover (Thinornis cucullatus)
Family Charadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
Range: coastal and inland southwestern Australia, and coastal south-central and southeastern Australia, including Tasmania
IUCN status: Vulnerable
Family Charadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
Range: coastal and inland southwestern Australia, and coastal south-central and southeastern Australia, including Tasmania
IUCN status: Vulnerable
ML394736991 - Hooded Plover - Macaulay Library
© David Sinnott; Shoalhaven, New South Wales, Australia; 28 Nov 2021
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November 29, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Hooded Plover (Thinornis cucullatus)
Family Charadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
Range: coastal and inland southwestern Australia, and coastal south-central and southeastern Australia, including Tasmania
IUCN status: Vulnerable
Family Charadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
Range: coastal and inland southwestern Australia, and coastal south-central and southeastern Australia, including Tasmania
IUCN status: Vulnerable
Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)
Family Cricetidae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Cricetidae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML645996245 - Muskrat - Macaulay Library
© jess ij; Ingham, Michigan, United States; 04 Nov 2025
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November 29, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)
Family Cricetidae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Cricetidae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
White-throated Flycatcher (Empidonax albigularis)
Family Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML141863221 - White-throated Flycatcher - Macaulay Library
© Greg Homel; Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico; 20 Feb 2019
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November 29, 2025 at 2:36 AM
White-throated Flycatcher (Empidonax albigularis)
Family Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Jelski's Black Tyrant (Knipolegus signatus)
Family Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers and Allies)
Range: east slope of Andes from southeastern Ecuador (Zamora-Chinchipe) southward to central Peru (to Junín)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers and Allies)
Range: east slope of Andes from southeastern Ecuador (Zamora-Chinchipe) southward to central Peru (to Junín)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML643852499 - Jelski's Black-Tyrant - Macaulay Library
© Jorge Tiravanti; Pasco, Peru; 19 Oct 2025
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November 29, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Jelski's Black Tyrant (Knipolegus signatus)
Family Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers and Allies)
Range: east slope of Andes from southeastern Ecuador (Zamora-Chinchipe) southward to central Peru (to Junín)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers and Allies)
Range: east slope of Andes from southeastern Ecuador (Zamora-Chinchipe) southward to central Peru (to Junín)
IUCN status: Least Concern
European Fat Dormouse (Glis glis)
Family Gliridae
Range: Palearctic (Asia, Europe)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Gliridae
Range: Palearctic (Asia, Europe)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML640778124 - European Fat Dormouse - Macaulay Library
© Francesco Barberini; Lazio, Italy; 22 Aug 2025
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November 28, 2025 at 10:06 PM
European Fat Dormouse (Glis glis)
Family Gliridae
Range: Palearctic (Asia, Europe)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Gliridae
Range: Palearctic (Asia, Europe)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Saunders's Tern (Sternula saundersi)
Family Laridae (Skimmers, Noddies, Terns, and Gulls)
Range: breeds Red Sea and Persian Gulf to islands between India and Sri Lanka; apparently winters mainly Seychelles to Maldives and Cocos (Keeling) Islands
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Laridae (Skimmers, Noddies, Terns, and Gulls)
Range: breeds Red Sea and Persian Gulf to islands between India and Sri Lanka; apparently winters mainly Seychelles to Maldives and Cocos (Keeling) Islands
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML622087415 - Saunders's Tern - Macaulay Library
© Aseem Kothiala; Mumbai, Maharashtra, India; 28 Jul 2024
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November 28, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Saunders's Tern (Sternula saundersi)
Family Laridae (Skimmers, Noddies, Terns, and Gulls)
Range: breeds Red Sea and Persian Gulf to islands between India and Sri Lanka; apparently winters mainly Seychelles to Maldives and Cocos (Keeling) Islands
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Laridae (Skimmers, Noddies, Terns, and Gulls)
Range: breeds Red Sea and Persian Gulf to islands between India and Sri Lanka; apparently winters mainly Seychelles to Maldives and Cocos (Keeling) Islands
IUCN status: Least Concern
Güldenstädt's Redstart (Phoenicurus erythrogastrus)
Family Muscicapidae (Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Muscicapidae (Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML342179341 - White-winged Redstart - Macaulay Library
© Maciej Kowalski; Mts'khet'a-Mt'ianet'i, Georgia; 04 May 2016
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November 28, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Güldenstädt's Redstart (Phoenicurus erythrogastrus)
Family Muscicapidae (Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Muscicapidae (Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Glittering-throated Emerald (Chionomesa fimbriata)
Family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML616718226 - Glittering-throated Emerald - Macaulay Library
© Oswaldo Hernández Sánchez; Miranda, Venezuela; 29 Mar 2024
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November 28, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Glittering-throated Emerald (Chionomesa fimbriata)
Family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)
IUCN status: Least Concern
New Ireland Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx mulcatus)
Family Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)
Range: New Hanover, New Ireland, and Lihir Islands (eastern Bismarck Archipelago)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)
Range: New Hanover, New Ireland, and Lihir Islands (eastern Bismarck Archipelago)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML495096441 - New Ireland Dwarf-Kingfisher - Macaulay Library
© Joshua Bergmark | Ornis Birding Expeditions; New Ireland, Papua New Guinea; 26 Jul 2018
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November 28, 2025 at 2:06 PM
New Ireland Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx mulcatus)
Family Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)
Range: New Hanover, New Ireland, and Lihir Islands (eastern Bismarck Archipelago)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)
Range: New Hanover, New Ireland, and Lihir Islands (eastern Bismarck Archipelago)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Masked Shrew (Sorex cinereus)
Family Soricidae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Soricidae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML642836100 - Masked Shrew - Macaulay Library
© Benjamin Lamb; Hancock, Maine, United States; 11 Aug 2025
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November 28, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Masked Shrew (Sorex cinereus)
Family Soricidae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Soricidae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Abbott's Starling (Arizelopsar femoralis)
Family Sturnidae (Rhabdornis, Starlings, and Mynas)
Range: Mount Kenya southward to Mount Meru and Mount Kilimanjaro
IUCN status: Endangered
Family Sturnidae (Rhabdornis, Starlings, and Mynas)
Range: Mount Kenya southward to Mount Meru and Mount Kilimanjaro
IUCN status: Endangered
ML611998174 - Abbott's Starling - Macaulay Library
© Ohad Sherer; Meru, Arusha, Tanzania; 02 Nov 2023
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November 28, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Abbott's Starling (Arizelopsar femoralis)
Family Sturnidae (Rhabdornis, Starlings, and Mynas)
Range: Mount Kenya southward to Mount Meru and Mount Kilimanjaro
IUCN status: Endangered
Family Sturnidae (Rhabdornis, Starlings, and Mynas)
Range: Mount Kenya southward to Mount Meru and Mount Kilimanjaro
IUCN status: Endangered
Indian Robin (Copsychus fulicatus)
Family Muscicapidae (Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Muscicapidae (Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML384360761 - Indian Robin - Macaulay Library
© Pratham Kini; Bengaluru Rural, Karnataka, India; 01 Nov 2021
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November 28, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Indian Robin (Copsychus fulicatus)
Family Muscicapidae (Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Muscicapidae (Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies)
IUCN status: Least Concern